What a pain in the arm.

I made an appointment to see Dr. Crane at Internal Medicine.  I told the receptionist that I wanted to come in to get a prescription for milaria and shots for my trip.  I get to the office early and end up waiting 10 minutes past my appointment time before they call me back. 

The nurse gets my weight and asks me why I am there.  I said to get immunizations and milaria pilss.  She says "we don't do that here"??  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!  I about blew a gasket.  She said they could give me a tetanus shot.  But then I would have ended up paying for the office visit.  She tells me to go to the health department.  I tell her to make a copy of my medical record because I won't ever be coming back. 

I made an appointment at the health department for the next day.  I go back to get my shots and I am informed that I need to see my regular doctor to get a prescription for milaria pills (please refer back to first and second paragraph of this post...grrrrr).  So I get my tetanus and typhoid shot.  I find out that they can't bill insurance so it is $125 out of my pocket. 

Our benefits specialist at work says the tetanus shot would have been covered if I would have gotten it done at a in-network provider (please refer back to first and second paragraph of this post....grrrr).  LOVELY!!  And we aren't covered for travel vaccines by our insurance.  Apparently...we aren't suppose to travel anywhere. 

So...now I have an appointment at the Women's Health Care to get a prescription for milaria pills.  And they said since I am coming in I should get my yearly exam.....swell!  I can hardly wait!!!

This trip better be worth it!

Belize it or not!

C and I finally finalized our trip to Belize.  We will be doing two nights on Glover's Reef Atoll, one night in Belize City (not so excited about that), two nights at Crooked Tree up by the Mayan ruins, and then 4 nights on Caye Caulker. 

We are staying at the Banana Cabana on Caye Caulker.  We have come to affectionately call it the Banana Hammock.  Bananan Cabana has supposedly just been remodeled, so we have no idea what we are in for; but, at $120 per night (which is expensive for Caye Caulker) it better be nice!!!!

We can't wait to snorkel, hike, relax by the ocean and take tons of pictures!!!  Who knows we might even visit the baboon sanctuary where we will get to see howler monkeys!!